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Akili Dada

Akili Dada is an international, award-winning leadership incubator cultivating transformative leadership in a generation of young African women. Our leadership development model builds a foundation for girls and young women ages 13-35 to acquire the essential skills needed to access key decision-making roles and leadership positions. By selecting from and building the capacity of some of Africa’s most innovative young women, we are meeting the urgent need for both more African women in leadership as well as the overarching need for creative and empathetic leadership that holds justice at its core.

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Global Diaspora

Diaspora is a term of self-identification used by a community of people who live outside a shared country of origin, ancestry or affinity, but maintain active connections with it. More than 62 million Americans – one fifth of the country – are first or second-generation diaspora, making the United States home to more global diaspora than any other country in the world. With roots around the globe, diasporans are uniquely positioned to amplify and sustain global growth.